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Dream Award nominations
Nominations for the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award are being accepted until Oct. 25. The award recognizes individuals in the UGA and Athens-Clarke County communities…
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Conserve water at home
The average person uses 60 gallons of water a day and wastes more than nine gallons a day through household leaks. You can begin conserving…
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Escher String Quartet to perform with guitarist Jason Vieaux
The Performing Arts Center will present the Escher String Quartet with special guest, guitarist Jason Vieaux, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.…
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Service-learning awards
The Office of Service-Learning is accepting nominations until Nov. 1 for the 2014 Service-Learning Teaching Excellence and Service-Learning Research Excellence Awards. All full-time, permanent UGA…
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SAT scores indicate most students not academically prepared for college
More than half of the students who have taken the SAT this year are not “academically prepared” for college, according to a report by the…
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Vienna Boys Choir to perform sacred, secular music
The Performing Arts Center will present the Vienna Boys Choir on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The choir has planned a…
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UGA Wind Ensemble to premiere lost Russian marches
Two marches by Gioachino Rossini will be performed outside of Russia for the first time Oct. 17 when the UGA Wind Ensemble presents “Land of…
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Georgetown law, philosophy professor to give Sibley Lecture
Robin L. West, the Frederick Haas Professor of Law and Philosophy at Georgetown University, will give the School of Law’s 110th Sibley Lecture, “Toward a…
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U. of Richmond president to deliver 2013 Gregory Lecture
University of Richmond President Edward L. Ayers will present the 2013 Gregory Distinguished Lecture Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Ayers’ talk, “What…
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Fausto Sarmiento elected to chair position
Fausto O. Sarmiento, a professor of geography in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and director of the UGA Neotropical Montology Collaboratory, has been…
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New book examines life under slavery
January in Slavery: An Oral Narrative of the South Cal Logue AmazonGroup $8.55 Drawing from recollections available in interviews conducted with African-Americans who lived under…
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UGA Hodgson Singers, University Chorus perform first concert of season
UGA Hodgson Singers and University Chorus will give their fall concert Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. The concert is $10…
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College of Pharmacy to hold annual Dawgtoberfest Rx for Good Health
The College of Pharmacy is celebrating American Pharmacists Month with the 11th annual Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health on Oct. 16 from noon to 3…
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Open enrollment information
Benefits-eligible employees will receive detailed information about benefits open enrollment for 2014 in the next few weeks. In the meantime, here are four important pieces…
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Contracts and Grants accountant monitors research grant compliance
With a plethora of grants streaming into the university each year, there has to be a strong support staff to help monitor financial regulations and…
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Premedical Studies Program names interim director
The UGA Premedical Studies Program is implementing changes beginning with the hiring of an interim director.
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Marine sciences professor named Marine Institute director
Merryl Alber has been named director of the university’s Marine Institute at Sapelo Island. Her appointment was effective Oct. 1.
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Universities in Singapore look below surface to expand campuses
With a shortage of land above ground, universities in Singapore are looking to grow their campuses underground, according to a story from The New York…
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Skidaway scientists study long-term effects of Gulf oil spill
As the Gulf Coast continues to recover from the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists from UGA’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography are…
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University Health Center’s immunization team wins award
The University Health Center’s immunization team received the 2013 Walt Orenstein Champions for Immunization Award Sept. 12 at the Department of Public Health’s 20th annual…
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Libraries host National Home Movie Day
National Home Movie Day 2013 will be celebrated locally Oct. 19 from 2-4 p.m. at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. Sponsored by…
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COE professor selected for Education Policy Fellowship Program
Sheneka Williams, an assistant professor in the College of Education’s lifelong leadership, administration and policy department, has been selected by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence…
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Growing winners
On Oct. 1, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recognized its staff and faculty who have demonstrated excellence in the college’s teaching, research and…
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CITS awarded grants to improve security in four countries
The Center for International Trade and Security in the School of Public and International Affairs has received four grants totaling more than $700,000 from the…